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Hurricanes making hard look easy
RALEIGH — Things have gone about as well as they can for the Hurricanes through two rounds of the NHL playoffs. Carolina is unbeaten through eight games — the first team in NHL history to […]
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Hurricanes re-sign Jankowski to 2-year extension
RALEIGH — The Hurricanes have some time off to see who they will face in the Eastern Conference final. It was enough time to take care of some off-the-ice business. Carolina announced Monday it has […]
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Blake’s OT winner sends Hurricanes back to Eastern Conference final
PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes are perfect through eight games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’re also off to their third Eastern Conference final in four seasons. Jackson Blake’s overtime goal handed the Flyers a 3-2 […]
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Category 5: Hurricanes eye chance to return to conference final
PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes will look to close out their second round series with the Flyers and become the fifth team to win their first eight playoff games. Carolina has outshot its opponent in all […]
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Hurricanes win again, move to 1 win away from conference final
PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes have spent most of the postseason suffocating the opposition. In Thursday’s Game 3, they let their special teams do the work. Jalen Chatfield scored the go-ahead shorthanded goal late in the […]
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Category 5: Hurricanes look to keep rolling in Game 3 in Philly
PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes hit the road for the first time in the second round when they play the Flyers on Thursday. Carolina leads the series 2-0 and will look to take full control against […]
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Hall’s overtime goal keeps Hurricanes perfect in playoffs
RALEIGH — Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said before Game 2 that his team hadn’t yet faced adversity this postseason. Now they have — and they passed the test with flying colors. Taylor Hall drove the […]
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Category 5: Hurricanes look to duplicate effort in Game 2
The Hurricanes will look to hold serve at home when they host the Flyers in Game 2 of their second round series Monday at Lenovo Center. Carolina took the lead 91 seconds into Game 1 […]
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Stankoven scores twice, Andersen posts shutout in Hurricanes’ Game 1 win over Flyers
RALEIGH — The Hurricanes, despite a weeklong break, picked up where they left off in Round 1 of the playoffs. So did Logan Stankoven. The Carolina center scored his fifth and sixth goals of the […]
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Category 5: Hurricanes, Flyers set for first playoff meeting
RALEIGH — The Hurricanes open their second round series Saturday against the Flyers at Lenovo Center, ending a weeklong break after sweeping the Senators to open the postseason. 1. The series will be a reunion […]